VYVANSE Reviews (LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE)Average Rating: 3.4 (640 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VYVANSE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VYVANSE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | ADHD, Disthymia, Affective Disorder | Initially, insomnia, excitedness, dry mouth. All disappeared after a few weeks. | I've tried many medications over the past 20 years, and none has been as effective as Vyvanse. I've also taken dextroamphetamine spansules which had great results as well, but Vyvanse seems smoother. Great focus, moods are stable, increased libido, and welcomed and gradual weight loss. I no longer obsess over trivial things, and am more outgoing and confident. I get a greater satisfaction over any and all accomplishments, which are many as a result of this med. I look forward to the future and stopped dwelling on the negative past. I'm more organized and methodical. Overall, great success. | M | 55 | 6 months 80mg 1X day | 12/23/2014 | 4 | ADHD - Inattentive type | Sweaty palms, hyper focus, talkative, lack of appetite, dehydration, extreme highs (giddy, elated feeling), and lows when coming off it, insomnia, diarrhea/upset stomach, anxiety, irritability | While the drug is and has been extremely helpful (which is why I've relied on it for so long), I am starting to deal with some of the long term effects. The biggest issue is that I'm severely dehydrated, no matter how much water I drink - which had led to issues with low blood pressure. From about the time I wake up until the time I take my medication (around 11 am, so I'll have an appetite for lunch), I feel nauseous, dizzy, lightheaded and extremely irritable. I also experience extreme exhaustion (I once slept 24+ hours when I didn't take it) and overeating. I can also confirm other reviews of extreme highs and lows.. When I've taken it, I find myself getting really excited and spending hours focusing on one task, then at the end of the day feeling extremely depressed and wondering why the heck I wasted so much time on that one task all day). The side effects I experience while on the prescription don't seem so bad compared to those while off it, which is why I've been unable to stop taking it for so long (I take 1 each day, or else lose a day to sleep - not to mention the forgetfulness & distractibility that return each time). Unfortunately, I'm recently married and hoping to have kids so I'll have to deal with the consequences of trying to wean myself off of it. SUMMARY: great drug for immediate ADHD relief, but not a good long-term solution. | F | 26 | 7 years 50 | 12/7/2014 | 1 | ADHD | Cardiac issues. Out of breath doing simple things like walking up stairs, getting up to use the bathroom at night. I've been a long distance runner for over 30 years, HR normally in the high 40's/low 50's. I went from being able to run 6 miles to barely able to walk up stairs. | My cardiac symptoms didn't show up immediately, it took about a month of taking Vyvanse for me to notice and it crept up slowly. I was only taking 20 mg and not every day (weekends off) so I didn't connect my cardiac symptoms to Vyvanse right away. Finally it got so bad that I decided to quit Vyvanse and see if things improved. It took at least a month but I'm back to normal now. Taking Gingko Biloba instead. Not as intense as Vyvanse but at least I'm not feeling out of breath just by getting up from a sitting position! | F | 55 | 3 months 20 mg 1X day | 11/11/2014 | 1 | ADHD | I always feel bored, I feel like punching my self, when I take the shitty medication, I have thoughts of suicide, once every month, only this year though. I had numbing pain in.my leg and my feet. I always feel depressed when I take it. Got headaches and chest pains. Had irregular heartbeat 2 years ago. Picking my skin. I always think DO NOT PICK, but my hands disobey me. I hate this phyiatric drug, it's annoying as shit. I did better without this dumb medication. Oh, and disturbingly, I am skinny and can feel my spine and ribcase. | F | 5 years | 10/23/2014 | 4 | ADD | i love vyvance because it helps me stay focused and organized, my grades went from C's to A's. The only problem is that I was 78 pounds a month ago(underweight) and now I'm 74 pounds! I have a loss of appetite during lunch and have trouble sleeping. Overall I think it's a great med for me only if it wasn't an antidepressant because I'm underweight. I do take ensure in the morning to help though. | F | 13 | 1 months 30mg | 9/25/2014 | 4 | ADD | I went from getting C's to getting all A's after being on vyvanse. it helped me to be a lot more focused and organized with school as well as life. I also find myself being more social and outgoing. However, I can almost never eat anything and have lost over 10 pounds while on this medicine. I am 5'6" and weigh 105 pounds. I get hungry, but when I try to eat I just can't. | F | 17 | 1 years 40mg | 9/22/2014 | 3 | add | I started with 40. Then 40 with intutiv 2mg to help carry me over the rest of the day. I was taking 40mg and 20mg in the afternoon once upon a time ago. But this new dr. Who signs off on it Is hesitant on it.so back to the present.. so we found a loop hole and I take 70mg. At first I was splitting the pill in half and putting the 30th in a small bottled water to drink later. (U can do that. It disburses only in bloodstream) but here's the catch I ALWAYS battle with. I get an AWESOME high of energy. I'm able to focus on One thought at a time but still multi task in a organized effective way instead of without meds finding myself somehow watering my plants because when I realized I forgot my clothes in the dryer and my now wrinkled green shirt reminded me off my neglected plant I got two weeks ago) #itstoughtobeus. Lol I do have to be careful not to hyper focus on the minute... but it's usually for the common good unless it's a phone app.or a pimple. Just one more try... And then I realize I dug a hole on my face. :( It last really only 5 hours. I kind of crash. Im cold. Ice cold hands . Numb toes. Fine motor skills a bit difficult to use. I bruise easily.i hold my breathe then burp at times. I tense up my shoulder muscles :( deep Grand Canyon burps when my stomach is empty. It's so hard to eat some days. Im repulsed at times. Others it's easier. My stomach can burn and get a acidity. Then I rethink my productive hours and think. .oh my.. was I really that excited? W | F | 30 | 3 months 70 | 9/6/2014 | 5 | To help focus | Numbing, tingling and VERY cold feeling in hands and feet, horrible aches and pain that comes with the cold,numbing and tingling. (I'm sitting in the tub as I'm typing this at 1:30am, because I couldn't sleep and I'm aching so bad) . BAD insomnia. I just can't sleep for anything. I want to, I really do (I'm tired). Loss of appetite . I'm a lapband patients and I can't tell if the lapband helped me to lose weight or i Vyvance ;( . I'm sitting in the tub wondering if I are today. I think once and had a lot to drink ! | F | 40 | 2 years 30mg | 9/5/2014 | 4 | ADHD | NO appetite, i feel like it lasts forever, and even when it does wear off i cannot sleep, my racing thoughts constantly keep me up. I also seem to sweat a lot even when its not hot. When i first take it makes me feel really happy, then After four or five hours i get really irritated and kind of sad, it might be because i have gone the whole day without eating... BUT it does definitely work, i can get a lot of stuff done and i am way more productive. | F | 18 | 4 years 30 MG 1X day | 9/2/2014 | 5 | ADD | Loss of personality, penile shrinkage(flaccid), lower libido, lower appetite | M | 25 | 40 days 40 1X day | 8/20/2014 | 5 | Binge Eating Disorder | Hard time sleeping but compared to the results it is well worth it. I have been a binge eater for 25 yrs and have found this the ONLY medication and option for me to bring my life back. I have been a prisoner to binge eating for so long that it was killing me, I had considered suicide more than once as the pain of living another day trapped in such an ugly disorder was simply too much. I have had major depression for most of my life and I have found that the reduction in my urge to binge has helped my depression also. I hope that this post will help at least one person in their quest to find a solution to binge eating - ask your doctor today - you will start with 20mg and quickly build to 60mg which is the dose studies and myself have found most effective. Good luck to you - email me if you would like to know anymore about this drug. | F | 41 | 3 months 60mg | 8/19/2014 | 3 | Adult ADD | Nervous tics, nail biting, bumps on scalp, severe hair loss, weight loss, headache at first went away quick. | I love this medication but hate the side effects. Side effects worse with higher dosage. Excellent benefits with it like increased focus and has anti-depressant quality to it. The hair loss though.... Too much! That's what made me finally stop taking it. Sadly. I miss it so much. I am losing a few handfuls of hair daily. (Had lab work all levels good)You can see my scalp. Good news is that hair IS growing back..... Bad news is that I stopped the drug almost a month ago and still losing a whole lot of hair daily. Praying for it to stop! | F | 44 | 6 months 50mg 1X day | 8/16/2014 | 5 | Anxiety and for energy | The only side effect I had was sleep deprived. | M | 45 | 4 years 50MG | 7/24/2014 | 5 | ADHD | Anxiety, | I have been taking Vyvanse daily since Feb 2008. Switched to Adderall for a few weeks here an there, and maybe some days off (at most a week) but this stuff has pretty much been consistently in my system more than half a decade. In the early years of use, I experienced some anxiety, insomnia, loss of appetite/libido agitation etc ... I was concerned for my heart and potential neuro/cardiotoxicity. I used to gorge on junk food, skip sleep, etc ... So I figured, hey either I have to stop taking this, or use it but use it responsibly. It was heavenly, work became effortless, I could accomplish more in an hour that what I did all week ... so I chose option 2. I started working out, eating a healthy diet, taking anitoxidants. So far no problems; in fact all of the side effects have completely disappeared except for anxiety (for which I take phenibut) so even that's not a problem. I get blood tests and an EKG twice a year. Everything came back normal. If Vyvanse causes long-term damage, 6 years of daily use would be the acid test. But no, I feel healthier than years ago (see exercise/diet part) ... and my cognitive abilities have improved (partly because I take loads of nootropics daily) ... switched from Business major to Statistics/Mathematics, 3.8 GPA, etc ... No complaints in this dept. ... use as directed, eat well/rest/exercise and you shouldn't have a problem. Will I ever quit? Good question ..... | M | 22 | 6 years 30 MG 1X day | 7/23/2014 | 1 | ADD | Vyvanse has caused me to have servere depression. I take it at 7am and it's stops working around 2pm. I'm going to ask my shrink to put me back on Adderall IR 20mg 3 times a day. I have an appointment with her in 4 days. I can barely stand feeling this way ! I can't stop vyvanse b/c I'll have withdrawals (I can take a med for 2 weeks and stop it and have withdrawals) so I'm stuck feeling bad no matter if I take it or not..... ;( | F | 49 | 1 months 60 MG | 7/21/2014 | 4 | Concentration | Dizziness, light headed, nausea | F | 14 | 1 weeks 50mg | 7/4/2014 | 4 | ADD | So I was about I think 5 when I started taking Adderal (I think that's how it's spelled sorry) and I took that for a while but I started to become less effective. So my doc took me off it and put my on Vyvanse. When I first started taking it it kept me up for most of the night the first week and thought I should stop taking it. But I decided since it made me more focused in school I could handle it. I was right, my body just needed time adjusting to it. At school I am able to pay attention to the teacher, even if I'm at the back of the class. Although sometimes when I'm on it I feel like an non-emotional zombie walking through the halls. I can focus on school work but I'm less my self when I'm on it. I can't express what I'm feeling. When it comes to talking to friends it feels like a constant job trying to have fun and be care free when all I wanna do is work on homework. It has also become harder since I'm now in a relationship. He has told me I'm a completely different person when I'm on it. Also that he prefers the me when I'm not on it because I'm more fun. Additionally, sometimes I forget to eat when I'm on it because I don't feel hungry, sometimes even repulsed by food. I don't mind tho because It keeps me skinny. But my doctor has asked me once if I'm anorexic because I'm under weight. I'm not. When I'm off it I eat like crazy but then I tend to over eat. Sometimes I feel like the meds control me, everyday I ask myself : "today do you wanna be focused but have li | F | 17 | 6 days 50 mg | 7/3/2014 | 5 | since I was 8 or so about 10 years | Ive been on it for so long and been through pretty much every mg from 20mg to 50mg. I've been able to focus well but my appatite has gone down but I'm okay with it. People say I need to eat others say I'm fine. But over all I'm pretty happy with it. | F | 18 | 10 years 50mg | 6/22/2014 | 4 | I have adult ADHD | I feel very focused. I also have terrible body aches and excruciating pain in my left hip and in my jaw, however, I've taken vyvanse for 2 years so I feel like I need it to function. I have tried to get off it a few times with no luck. | F | 24 | 2 years 30mg twice | 6/14/2014 | 4 | ADHD | I like working out and gaining muscle mass I would eat healthy and accordingly, but I've been losing weight due to the fact that I've lost my appetite. But to me it was completely worth it compared to how I've been doing in school before I took Vyvanse, and as skeptical as my father still is I procrastinated all the time before taking this pill and I have just finished one of my homeworks andBrand before that, other past homeworks within reasonable days before they were due. It's a great feeling having my work done and not freaking out about it late at night or even early in the morning. If you can't concentrate in school and procrastinate a lot. I highly recommend asking your doctor about this drug if they have my already mentioned it. Ask me any questions about how it's been affecting me positively or even negatively. I'm not selling the thing so it's not like I will leave out any details. | M | 20 | 1 weeks 30 MG | 6/10/2014 |